Risk factors for community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults
Adriani KS;Brouwer MC;van de Beek D;;
the netherlands journal of medicine2015Vol. 73pp. -
386
ks2015therisk
Abstract
Bacterial meningitis is a life-threatening infectious disease with high mortality and disability rates, despite availability of antibiotics and adjunctive therapy with dexamethasone. Several risk factors and predisposing conditions have been identified that increase susceptibility for bacterial meni …